Worth mentioning that Johnny signed for 9.25% of the cap; Tkachuk 8.59%. If Tkachuk's contract were evenly distributed real dollars (7,7,7) he would still almost certainly take home less money overall than Johnny did in his first year or two.
Tkachuk was smart to backload his deal not only for QO, but because barring some crazy HRR windfall (say a Leafs vs. Blackhawks 7 game SCF) this will be the worst year ever for escrow (in terms of permanent withholding). Unlikely to improve next year, but there is a lot of big salary coming off the books in 2021.
I'd still bet Tkachuk has less total cash deposited after 3 years than Johnny did for his first 3.
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